Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ---Derek Zeanah wrote: > Also, I'll be buying a 35mm lens, and I'm wondering what options are > available. I checked the most recent KEH catalog and saw a 35mm f3.5 RF > lens -- are there any faster 35mm lenses that have "spectacles?" Leitz made the summicron 35f2 and summaron 35f2.8 with RF (spectacles). The summicron has 8 elements and is as sharp as the current one from f4 on. The summaron 2.8 is an improved 3.5 with rare earth glass and just as sharp as the summicron with 8 element for much less. I saw one of the summaron 2.8 mint- go for a little less than $300 at ebay a few weeks ago. I shot with both of these and the more recent 6 and 7 element 35f2 and for all practical purposes did not see any diiference in quality among them above f4. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com